Etymograph

English

Merz

Merz comes from German Merz.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMerz
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentMerz
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

Earliest quotation: 2025, Lisa Haseldine, Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished: “Germany can’t afford to stick to the stately plod…”

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Merz / Merz